asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Royal Air Force personnel, broken down by rank and specialisation, applied for redundancy under tranche 3 of the redundancy scheme; and how many will be allowed to leave under redundancy terms. [HL380]
The tables below give the details of officers and ground trades personnel who applied and were selected under tranche 3 of the RAF redundancy scheme.
Branch Rank Number of Applicants Number Selected General Duties Air Commodore and above 10 5 Group Captain 15 5 Wing Commander 50 15 Engineering Squadron Leader 20 5 Flight Lieutenant 10 5 Supply Squadron Leader 10 5 Flight Lieutenant 10 10 Administration Squadron Leader 15 5 Medical Support Officer Group Captain - 0 Total 150 60
Non-commissioned Aircrew
Nil.
Trade Rank Number of Applicants Number Selected Aircraft Engineering Technician Warrant Officer 5 5 Flight Sergeant 45 25 Aircraft Technician (Mechanical) Chief Technician 75 10 Sergeant 35 10 Corporal 240 50 Junior Technician / Senior Aircraftsman 180 150 General Engineering Technician Warrant Officer 5 5 Flight Sergeant 10 5 Chief Technician 20 10 General Technician (Mechanical) Sergeant 60 40 Corporal 100 60 Junior Technician / Senior Aircraftsman 20 20 Intelligence Analyst (Voice) Warrant Officer - - Flight Sergeant - 10 Chief Technician 15 5 Sergeant 20 10 Painter & Finisher Flight Sergeant 5 5 Sergeant 15 15 Corporal 30 30 Senior Aircraftsman 60 60 Air Cartographer Flight Sergeant - - Sergeant 20 - Corporal 15 - Dental Technician Flight Sergeant / Chief Technician / Sergeant / Corporal 10 10 Personnel Administrator Warrant Officer 30 25 Flight Sergeant 40 Sergeant 170 85 Corporal 35 20 Supplier Flight Sergeant 10 5 Sergeant 25 5 Corporal 40 10 Catering Accountant Warrant Officer - - Flight Sergeant - 5 Sergeant 5 10 Corporal 5 15 Senior Aircraftsman 5 15 Total 1,345 760 1. All figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Due to the rounding methods used totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. Numbers less than five but not zero are denoted by “-” and zero is denoted by “0”.